Omneya Abdel Kawy

Omneya Abdel Kawy (; born 15 August 1985, in Cairo) is a former professional squash player from Egypt.

Career Omneya crowned a successful junior career in 2003 in her home city of Cairo when she became the first Egyptian woman to win the World Junior Championchampionship title; she had previously been the runner-up to Nicol David in 1999 and 2001. She was already competing on the WISPA Tour during her mid-teens.

She reached number seven in the world rankings early in 2005 and achieved match ball against world number one Rachael Grinham in the final of the Hurghada International in her home country, though she eventually lost the match. She also reached another two finals, in the Harrow, Greenwich Open and the Dayton Open, both in the United States, and finished as a runner up. Omneya then won the Marsh McLennan title by beating Vicky Botwright.

2006 saw Omneya avenge the Hurghada International loss the previous year when she turned the tables in a pulsating final to win the event in front of her home supporters. In 2007, she won the Dayton Open by beating Jaclyn Hawkes of New Zealand with a score of 9–5, 9–5, 3–9 and 9–5.

She became the first Egyptian woman to break into the world top 4 and was the first Egyptian woman to reach a world individual final at the 2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship.

In 2014, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships.

In 2016, she won her third world team title as part of the Egyptian team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships.

In 2018, she announced her retirement from squash.

World Open Finals: 1 (0 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearLocationOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2010 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Nicol David 11–5, 11–8, 11–6

Major World Series final appearances Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up 2009 Nicol David 11–4, 11–7, 11-7